Provinces · The North
Salta
A colonial capital, the Calchaquí Valleys with their high-altitude wines and Route 40 winding through adobe villages.
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Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Official alerts in Salta Checking…
Information from Argentina’s National Weather Service (SMN), National Water Institute (INA, rivers), Volcano Observatory (OAVV) and GDACS (UN and European Commission). Alerts are issued in Spanish. Before you travel, check with local authorities and Civil Defense (103).
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Salta
Salta the Beautiful
Quietest in February, May and June · 449,224 travelers a year
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Cafayate
High-altitude vineyards among red canyons
Quietest in May, June and August · 119,101 travelers a year
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The busiest months in Salta are July, October and November: expect more people and book ahead. The quietest are May, June and August.
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Based on Salta, Cafayate, from INDEC data.
To start with, in Salta:
- Salta · Salta the Beautiful
- Cafayate · High-altitude vineyards among red canyons
- Cachi · White adobe beneath a snowy peak
- Los Cardones National Park · A forest of giant cacti
- Train to the Clouds · Across the viaduct, at 4,220 meters
Checking with the National Weather Service…
In Salta, as everywhere in Argentina, these numbers are free:
- 911Emergencies: police and ambulance
- 107Medical emergencies
- 100Fire department
- 103Civil Defense: floods, storms, landslides
- 106Emergencies on rivers, lakes and at sea (Coast Guard)
- 105Environmental emergencies
If you lose your passport, report it to the police and to your consulate.
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- Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: noambh · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Gonzalo Rivero from salta, argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Photo: rodoluca88 · CC BY 2.0
